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Love Lucy Movie Stars
915 wordsWhat do you think of when you hear the words, 1950 s fashion? I am sure each and everyone in this room has an image that comes to mind. For me, I visualize the traditional poodle skirt, white crew socks and black and white saddle shoes. In the 50 s, times were changing. This was the era when television was exploding onto the scene. Television brought the fashion world into our living rooms, with show like, Leave it to Beaver, Ossie and Harriet, and the infamous I love Lucy. The television moms o...
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Calvin Klein Heroin Addiction
1,024 wordsThe problems that face the today's society have lead to many controversial issues. This is especially prominent when dealing with the fashion industry. For instance, the latest in thing, "heroin chic", has stirred up a large amount of tension between retailers and consumers in the United States. This shortly lived phenomenon has proven itself both deadly and profitable for all those involved. This hazard involved in the pursuit of fashion is the perfect example of how fashion influences society....
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Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorder
1,138 wordsAnorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that is growing rapidly all over the world. There are over seven million girls with this eating disorder in the Unites States alone. Why do these girls believe so deeply that thin is beautiful? These young women are longing for self approval through acceptance according to stereotype. Where does this thin stereotype come from? The fashion industry is being accused by society for the sudden need to be perfect beyond the average girls reach, but the fashion i...
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African American Students College Student
774 wordsGood Afternoon, for those who dont know me my name is mike jones. And I will be talking about Money, Fashion, and The College Student. We all know that money and fashion are two of the most important necessities for the average college student. But before I get started I would like for you to take time and read the article and then Ill get into my presentation. How many people can relate to article or know someone that can? Its kinda interesting that after doing alot of researching about my arti...
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Frequently Asked Questions Small Business Administration
1,492 wordsBefore the early to mid 1800 's, women were forced to squeeze into corsets made of whalebone, steel or buckram. It gave them the figure eight profile which resulted on a number of health problems, including their organs and body to become deformed. Over the corsets, women wore heavy layers of petticoats despite the weather. (Small Business Administration 3) Dresses emphasized the bust and hips, attempting to make women look very voluptuous. With the spread of commercialism, hundreds of new beaut...
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Nov 2007 29 Nov
717 wordsFashion of the 1930 s through the 1950 s (1) Fashion of thirties corresponded to socio-political realities of this historical period. The Great Depression deprived people of their vision of future as such that is going to be defined by technological progress alone. This produced a great disillusionment among citizens, which is why fashion of thirties can be defined by designers attempts to find inspiration in the past, while it is also can be described as being very practical. Womens fashion of ...
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Life And Work Fashion Industry
939 wordsResponse to Fashion Photographer Lisa Cohen, in her article "Velvet Is Very Important": Madge Garland and the Work of Fashion presents an interesting discussion, as she touches upon the life and work of Madge Garland, the fashion editor of well-known British Vogue. The author of the article undertakes an attempt to discuss the work of the British fashion expert and icon Madge Garland in the industry of world fashion, considering the place occupied by Madge Garland in the history of modernism. Li...
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Women As Morally Part 1
1,839 wordsWomen as Morally Suspect (1) The movie The Devil Wears Prada is one of the best examples of recent cinematographic pieces that are being specifically designed by Hollywood hook-nosed sophisticates to instill viewers with the idea that peoples spiritual and moral corruption is not something to be ashamed of, but contrary to this it is something that needs to be actively celebrated. It encourages viewers to consider the concept of living in the fast lane as only the worthy existential pursuit, on ...
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1,714 wordsAmerican fashion in the 1950 s Fashion is a significant aspect in peoples lives, and is influenced by various parts of society. Mostly there are useful reasons behind certain fashion trends, but there are some trends that have no evident origin or purpose. It was different in the USA, where wartime restrictions had been quickly removed, and where the new consumer society was forging ahead helped by new developments such as the start of the credit card system in 1950. But these differing conditio...
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Clothing Accessory Designer Fashion Show Organizer Careers
669 wordsCareers in Fashion The philosophy of fashion is very important cultorological phenomenon, which has an immense affect on many peoples everyday lives. It has to do with peoples subconscious desire to emphasize their uniqueness. It is not a secret that the development of science, literature and art was heavily influenced by esthetic concepts. Even as far back as Roman times, people were known to dye their hair for no other reason than to look attractive. In Middle Ages the cost is fashionable wome...
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Beverly Hills Competitive Advantage
790 wordsCompetition Identification Los Angeles Fashion District Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles, California is well known as the world capital of style and fashion. La. Com Shopping Guide describes Rodeo Drive as a shopping mecca for the rich and famous (and their stylists) and a window-shopping trap. It is characterized as upscale or snobbish depending on perspective and tax bracket. Competitors Theodore (453 and 454 N Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, Ca) Theodore Fashion Boutique offers classic collections. Theodore...
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Chanel No 5 Coco Chanel Fashion
1,557 wordsGabrielle Chanel, orphaned at an early age, was raised by nuns. Gabrielle wanted to be a singer. She debuted in a concert cafe. Each of the two songs Gabrielle sang contained the word Coco. The name, which was given to her by the audience, stuck for more than eighty years. Her singing career, however, did not. Cocos voice was limited and work did not come easily. After her short attempt at a singing career, Coco Chanel quit performing to begin work as a hat maker. Coco Chanel went from designing...
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High School Diploma Succeed In Life
1,350 wordsFashion designers design clothing such as coats, dresses, suits and other varieties of clothing. They prepare design sketches either by hand or on the computer. From these sketches the designs become the clothing. Designers find this job difficult but an enjoyable career. They enjoy making or designing clothes and seeing people wearing them. Many designers start out as an assistant designer to learn the basics of designing and process clothing. Then they advance to higher position as they gain m...
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Queens Silver Jubilee London Kings Road Vogue
2,054 wordsStyle is independent of fashion. Those who have style can indeed accept or ignore fashion. For them fashion is not something to be followed, it is rather something to be set, to select from or totally reject. Style is spontaneous, inborn. It is the gloriously deliberate, unpremeditated but divine gift of the few. Spotlight on style, Vogue, 1 September 1976 Pre-empting the moment when punk clashed with the Queens Silver Jubilee, Vogue used the A-word. Youll be wearing a positive anarchy of costum...
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Princess Of Wales Prince Of Wales
1,765 wordsFor the New York teenager, the European or Japanese housewife, British fashion means pop videos on MTV and splashy Di and Fergie cover stories. To the world at large, our style is that which is worn by youth as its class extremes: British fashion in international markets is Rock n Royalty. Rock &# 038; Royalty, Vogue, August 1987 Britains new ambassador for fashion had an aristocratic lineage, endless legs. At the age of 19 years old, Lady Diana Spencer possessed a shy smile and a firm grip on t...
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Princess Of Wales Diana Princess
2,002 wordsParisians do not have nightmares about being run over, rushed to hospital and caught out wearing holey grey knickers. It couldnt happen. Firstly, parisians never leave the house in anything than a perfect state of attire. Secondly, they do not possess holey grey knickers. Their reasoning? Your wear grey kickers, your man has an affair. French Polish, Vogue May 1998 Five women who won the genetic lottery appeared on Vogues first cover of 1990. Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatiana Patitz, Cr...
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Young Age High Hopes
888 wordsArchitecture or Fashion Merchandising? That is the Question At a young age children begin thinking about what they want to do when they grow up. They usually have high hopes for their futures, such as doctors, presidents, veterinarians, and for some firemen. When the time finally comes to make a decision however, many are not ready. At the peak of their wonder years, teenagers find it difficult to face the fact that they are growing up and settling down. Many high hopes turn into dreadful though...
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Social Acceptance Upper Class
1,018 wordsIndividuality and Inner Struggle Humans desire to have individuality. What is individuality? It can be thought of as a combination of qualities that distinguish one individual from another. Wanting to be different from others is a part of the human nature, but what is also a part of this nature is the longing for social acceptance. Therefore, humans are always searching for a way to fulfill both needs. Minor Fuglesang and Georg Simmel use fashion and envy, along with culture, in their writings t...
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Eating Disorders Desirable Traits
4,633 wordsEleven million women in the United States suffer from eating disorders- either self-induced semi starvation (anorexia nervosa) or a cycle of bingeing and purging with laxatives, self-induced vomiting, or excessive exercise (bulimia nervosa) (Dunn, 1992). Many eating disorder specialists agree that chronic dieting is a direct consequence of the social pressure on American females to achieve a nearly impossible thinness. The media has been denounced for upholding and perhaps even creating the emac...
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Began To Grow Barbie Doll
1,329 wordsThe History of Barbie Doll The idea of Barbie all started in 1959 when Ruth Handler, Barbie s creator, noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and imagining them in grown up roles such as college students, cheerleaders, and adults with careers. Ruth realized that dolls on the market at that time were all baby dolls, and that there was a need for a doll that would inspire little girls to think about what they wanted to be when they grew up. Thus the idea for the Barbie doll, the tee...
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